Method of producing folded toilet-seat covers



July1o,192. l 1,676,499

; w, P. MccQRKlNDALE METHOD PRODUCING FoLDED TOILET SEAT covERs Filed Aug. 26. 1926 TI Vil WMEN EURKIN DALE Patented July l0, i923.

Unire siret WILLIAM I. MCCORKINDALE, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

vMETHOD` OF PRODUCING FOLDED TOILET-SEAT COVERS.

Application inea August as, 192e. serial No. 131,806.

This invention relates to improvements in emergency paper covers for toilet seats, and its leadmc ob ect is to )'rovide a method of producing a folded toilet seat cover, which' is 'folded int-o a series of segmental` part-s and in compact form, so as to be capable of being dispensed in a vending machine, and to readily open into circular form, so that it may be disposed upon the exposed upper surface of a toilet seat. I

Another object of the inventionis to provide ay toilet seat cover of this typev` which maybe built up from a rectangular sheet of paper, and then subjected, when compressed into a solid mass, to a sawing operation, whereby the apex portions of the folded covers will be removed by a straight cut, and the outer edge portions will be trimmed by a similar straight saw cut., so that from a. series ofl radially folded rectangular sheets, a series of annular toilet seat covers will be produced.

With the above and other objects in view j the invention consists in certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a completely folded napkin, showing the end flaps spaced laterally from each other.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the seat cover opened. showing the rectangular sheet, in dotted lines. from which the cover is made.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the half Afolded sheet.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a quarter folded sheet.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of an eighth folded sheet.

Fig.' 6 is a plan view showing the final radial fold, and illustrating the severed apex portion in full and dotted lines, and the final cross cut in dotted lines.

Fig. 7 is a detail view in elevation showing the method of sawing the stack of folded sheets.

Referring to the accompanying drawing 5 designates a paper sheet, which is vfolded upon itself along a line 6 to provide ap-k proximately equal half portions. This folded sheet is then folded along the line 7 transverse to the fold line 6, to provide quarter folded areas; and this quarter folded sheet is then again folded along the line 8,

diagonal to the fold lines 6 and 7, to provide an eighth folded sheet. The sheet thus folded is again folded upon itself along the line 9to provide the fina-l form of the folded sheet, as shown in Figz, wherein the apex portion is shown tobe severed.

- ldhen the rectangular sheet is folded to its final form a triangular projection a is left on the larger and outer end of the folded paper cover. i

` "All of the fold lines 6, 7,' 8' andy 9 are radial from the common center of the sheet, so that a series of segmental areas are forn'ied, as shownv in Fig. 2.

A series of sheets thus lfolded arethen grouped together in superimposed relation, and held under suitable compression, and then subjected to a sawing operation to sever the apex portions from the bodies of the folded seat covers.

This cut is along the approximate line 1l.v

The stack of folded and compressed sheets is then subjected to a second saw cutting operation, and the triangular end portion a is severed by a out along the line 12.

In Fig. 7 I show a band sawing device, the complete details of which are omitted for convenience. rlhe band saw 13 is actuated by any suitable mechanism, and the stack of sheets s' is moved across the edge of the band saw, in the usual manner.

After one cut isA made then the other cut is made. j

In folding thel sheet in advance of cutting or trimming the folds may be so arranged that a spaced flap edge relation such as is shown in Fig. l may be produced, so that finger separation of the folded areas may be facilitated.

lVhen the sheet is opened a central opening 10 will be formed, through which the usual physical deposits may be made, while the body of the seat cover will overlie the toilet bowl seat and protect the same, as well as protect the user seated thereon, against possible infection or contamination.

Thevradial folds insure a minimum con tact with the toilet bowl seat, so that de-` tachment of the folded paper seat cover from the bowl seat may be accomplished.

The process employed insures uniformity in the product and tends to produce a mutilated edge of more than sheet thickness, so that picking up of the folded sheet may be accomplished with greater ease. The sheet may be waxed or oiled, so that permanent adhesion to the boWl seat Will be avoided.

Having described my invention I claim :M

l. The process of making paper toilet seat covers consisting in folding a rectangi'il'a'r sheet upon itself along. a series of 'fold lines radiating from a common center to provide a iinal triangular' shaped folded article, and

then sawing a series of similarly folded y sheets along the apex 'portion thereof 'and then yalong the outer portion thereof, to provide an approximately annular toilet bowl seat cover.

2. The method for` the production of a. toilet seat cover, which consists in foldingl a opening and angularly'disposed side edges which consists in folding a blank a suiiicient number of times lto produce a compact mein- "b'e'r of several layers, then removing the opposite end portions for Lpr'oduc'inga centrally located opening and a plurality of angularly disposed side edges.

4. The methodof producing an article having substantially a circular central opening and side edges which consists in first forming a square blank, then folding it on a median line, then folding it on aline to .produce one quarter of its surface, then folding it on a diagonal line to produce a oneeighth surface, then `folding it on a line yto produce substantially a one sixteenth surface, then removing the apex and base portion, 'whereby said opening and side edge is produced, as described, When the blank is unfolded.

VILLIAM l). MGCORKINDALE. 

